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11:00 AM, Friday, October 05 2012 | 1332 views | 0 | 2 | |

LITTLE ROCK — The National Weather Service office in Little Rock has installed new technology that will more accurately track severe weather and provide faster warnings of dangerous situations, officials announced Wednesday. The Little Rock forecasting site has upgraded its NEXRAD Doppler radar software and hardware for dual polarization.

The upgrade to “dual-pol” technology that will provide enhanced information about the size, shape, density and intensity of the precipitation in clouds.

“Flooding has always been our most dangerous and costly weather hazard in the state,” said Renee Fair, meteorologist-in-charge of the Little Rock forecast office.

“The information we gather from the new dual polarization radar will allow forecasters to issue more accurate and timely warnings of flooding and flash flooding across the state.”